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Since we've been on different schedules lately, it's been awhile since we've hiked together. Finally had a day off together today, and it was nice to have some company. Especially toward the top, when the trail turns to bullshit. #HikeArizona #thetrek #sonorandesert #pimacanyon #tucson #coupleswhohike

I think I have a problem. #notreallythough #youcanneverhavetoomanymaps Seriously though, this one is so outdated there is a giant gap/unconnected segment of the #azt that is definitely a trail now. Good thing for @guthookguides and @gaiagps even though #papermapsarestillbest #trailsillustrated

Can you spot Mr Roadrunner? I interrupted his trail run today, but only for a moment. Did you know he can run over 20 mph? #hikearizona #birding #roadrunner #sonorandesert #getoutside #traillife #hiking

Got our pictures from the @aldhawest Gathering! What a great weekend we had, and we got some pretty cool plaques too. #triplecrown #longdistancehiking #thruhike #cdt #at #pct #thetrek

Most people in the northern hemisphere are getting ready to crawl into their caves for the winter, but here in the desert we're crawling out of our caves now that the brutal heat has subsided! I took advantage of this day by hiking Ventana Canyon up to The Window. It was some tough climbing but I was rewarded with total solitude and great views. #HikeArizona #sonorandesert #skyisland

Five years ago, my Mom was in the best shape of her life, accompanying me for 10 mile hikes in the desert, reaching summits she never thought she could. Since then, things spiraled downhill as #lupus flared out of control. Eventually I accepted that she would probably never hike again. But, in spite of joint pain, fatigue, and the inability to breathe deeply without pain, and lots of other weird symptoms (these are daily facts of life with Lupus, not temporary symptoms) we went on a 1 mile hike today, and that is a huge victory! People always ask if my Mom is doing better, and although the answer is "yes" it's also "no" because people with Lupus never really get better. The disease flares and subsides, but it never leaves. #lupusawareness #autoimmunedisease #unlikelyhikers #womenwhohike #thetrek

Category: AZT

Rim-to-Rim-to-Rim in the Grand Canyon

hikinghammonds May 18, 2019

Six years ago, Paul and I went to the Grand Canyon. It was our honeymoon, and only our second time backpacking together. We had many lessons to learn. Our packs were too heavy, Paul got heat exhaustion, and it took …

5 Days on the Arizona Trail

hikinghammonds February 14, 2018

We’ve been itching to get outside lately, missing life on the trail. I was lucky to receive a backpack from Osprey to write a review for The Trek (a backpacking website I write for), so this gave us the perfect …